One more minute

• Main Author: Liew, Ming Jia
• Other Authors: Fabrizio Galli
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Design::Product; DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Decorative arts
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63277
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

One More Minute looks at the understanding and relationship we have towards time. We read time using timepieces where the units of time are commonly understood and used to govern our daily activities. These numbers stem from the pursuit for an ever more reliable process to measure time. The practically of timekeeping and reading has altered our perception of time.My research showed that time was felt to be most valuable when a person was made aware of his or her brief period of existence. Such personal understanding and relationship towards time was integral to how each person determined their life. Remarkably, time today is equated with and derives its value from currency. Subjective time has taken a backseat from objective time and appears ironically to be of least importance among practical concerns.This project hopes to remind people of where the meaning of time is strongest felt. It seeks to rekindle the emotional aspect of time and make it better appreciated. The outcome echoes the limited lifespan each individual has against time’s relentless passage. As an intangible facet of time is made more tangible, it prompts the question of what we understand about the mysterious entity known as time, and the beauty in the fickleness of life. Time is told using the lifespan of a bubble. Each minute gives breath to a new one, and alludes to time as a beginning and an end, where life can appear and vanish just as suddenly. The inherent quality of a bubble echoes many of life’s characteristics which gives it the ability to reach out to people. The interpretation varies from person to person not unlike the meaning of time.